About Me

Born and raised Scotland and travelled extensively. Duke of Caledon Argylle in exile, Earl of Primbroke, Knight of the White Lion, Colonel of the Caledon Militia (ret).
Traveller and explorer, sometime musical presenter and flying enthusiast.
Now living in New Babbage with his beloved wife Christine. Owner and tailor of quality gentlemen's outfitter Pearse'd & Cut

Friday, 9 January 2009

Back when Orlando Bloom was a little 4 year old, Peter Jackson hadn't even begun working on Bad Taste, and a little after Ralph Bakshi's valiant attempt at making it into a movie, BBC Radio 4 broadcast a dramatisation of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings that comprised 13 hours of radio.

Adapted for radio by Brian Sibley and Michael Bakewell, its cast boasts boasts some impressive names including Sir Ian Holm (who later went on to play Bilbo Baggins in Jackson's movies), Sir Michael Hordern, Sir Robert Stephens and Bill Nighy. The BBC production is the third attempt at dramatising The Lord of the Rings and is considered the best version to date.

Thursday 8th of January starting at 7:00 pm SLT will start the first hour of the series.